Privacy has always been a major concern for BitTorrent users and there are only a few ways to remain anonymous. By using a secure connection, as the new TorrentPrivacy tool offers, you can bypass almost every firewall or traffic shaping application, while making sure that nobody can see what you're downloading.
Last month the private BitTorrent tracker XNT.nu was raided, a site which had risen from the ashes of other sites shut down by the authorities in 2009. The raid and arrests in this new case have now claimed another casualty in the form of Piratetorrents.nu …
Settled in China, the BitComet team has been steadily improving their BitTorrent client over the past several years. This work has resulted in some notable achievements in recent months. In April of this year BitComet was the first of all major BitTorre …
Just a few days ago The Pirate Bay upgraded its moderation backend to make it compatible with IPv6 addresses. This move was to ensure that the site is future-proofed and is a clear sign that the site’s current operators have no intention of shutting it dow …
While sites like The Pirate Bay grab most of the headlines in the BitTorrent world, there is another thriving part of the eco-system which attracts much less attention. The Internet currently plays host to many hundreds, probably thousands, of so-called pr …
In the wake of first Pirate Bay trial in 2009, emboldened anti-piracy groups – “guilty” verdict in hand – started to apply pressure on torrent sites hosted in Sweden. Antipiratbyrån wrote to several sites with warnings for them to discontinue any and all …
We do not cover many private BitTorrent communities on TorrentFreak, but sometimes one pops up that simply can’t be ignored. Launched little over a year ago the TV-tracker BroadcasTheNet (BTN) has managed to set several impressive records, while winning …
With their roll-out of uTorrent 3.0 last week, BitTorrent Inc. introduced a bunch of new features. Users can now stream video files while they’re downloading, and they can also add comments and ratings to torrents. Interestingly enough, these comments …
The latest news from around the web, not covered on the frontpage
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Left Quote“The Pirate Bay has been one of the most important movements in Sweden for freedom of speech, working against corruption and censorship.
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